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“Numerous commentators have identified the broader context of Israeli occupation as a cause of the [Israel-Hamas] war. The Associated Press wrote that Palestinians are ‘in despair over a never-ending occupation in the West Bank and suffocating blockade of Gaza.’ Several…
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It must say something about American higher education that so many university presidents are applauded for ending weeks of student encampments protesting the Gaza War that threatened to disrupt graduation ceremonies. The resumption of the normal end of semester calendar,…
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Prof. Barbara J. Risman never expected to retire early from the University of Illinois at Chicago, a place she’s called her “beloved academic home” for the past 17 years. A College of Arts & Sciences distinguished professor of sociology, Risman…
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Hamas’s First American Victim: What the Three-Decade Old Murder of an American Teenager Can Teach Us About College Riots, Anti-Semitism, and the Future of American National Security David Boim was a 17-year-old American boy living in Israel. In May of…
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Hudson’s Michael Doran hosts Columbia University Professor Ran Kivetz, Scholars for Peace in the Middle East Executive Director Asaf Romirowsky, and Senior Fellow and Tablet Editor at Large Liel Leibovitz. They will discuss the causes of the recent slate of pro-Hamas encampments on American college campuses,…
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FDD Senior Vice President Jonathan Schanzer delivers timely situational updates and analysis on headlines of the Middle East, followed by a conversation with Asaf Romirowsky, Executive Director of the Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa and…
read moreWASHINGTON—Jewish and pro-Israel groups applauded the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain for signing historic agreements at the White House on Tuesday to normalize relations with Israel, the first Persian Gulf nations to normalize ties with the Jewish state. The American…
read moreA renowned American-Israel historian told The Algemeiner on Tuesday that the vote earlier this month by members of a US academic society to remove the term “non-political” from its bylaws indicates that it is preparing to pass a Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions…
read moreThe Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology in the city of Halle sparked international criticism because the pro-Hezbollah and allegedly antisemitic activist Norman Finkelstein is slated to hold talks on academia and Gaza on Monday and later in January. “Finkelstein…
read moreAsaf Romirowsky, executive director of Scholars for Peace in the Middle East, joined Ursinus President Brock Blomberg for the discussion “Free Speech and Israel Advocacy on Campus” at Tiferet Bet Israel in Blue Bell on Dec. 7.Over the course of…
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